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[Help]Is this used PC worth it?

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jjun212
Profile Joined December 2004
Canada2208 Posts
August 10 2010 02:55 GMT
#1
Hey guys~

I've been looking to play SC2 without having play on all low settings so I needed a new computer. I didn't want to spend too much though so I've been looking on craigslist and found this one within my budget. I was looking to spend MAYBE $1000 but the one on craigslist that I found was going for only $700 Canadian

Computer Case - Cooler Master CM690
Processor - Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme QX6850 3Ghz
CPU Cooler - Thermaltake V1 Copper
RAM - Mushkin DDR2 4GB
Hard Drive - Western Digital Black 500GB
DVD Drive - LG DVD Rewritable Drive
Power Supply - Corsair TX650W
Video Card - BFG GTX260 OC
Motherboard - ASUS P5Q Motherboard

He's giving away the monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers with it too. Decent gear like Acer and Logitech.

I'm gonna check it out at his place but assuming all the gear works and is fine, would this be a good deal or should I just try and make a new computer with all new parts??

Thanks a lot in advance guys


*If I'm missing something and anyone wants to take a look, the link is in spoilers
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http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/sys/1888034974.html


KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14898 Posts
August 10 2010 03:06 GMT
#2
eh.....I'm not a fan of used computer hardware, especially stuff that's probably 2 years old with no warranties and older hardware. You should just spend the $1000 and build one yourself
Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
August 10 2010 03:19 GMT
#3
It's definitely a good deal, but you might wanna buy a new graphics card
jjun212
Profile Joined December 2004
Canada2208 Posts
August 10 2010 03:27 GMT
#4
On August 10 2010 12:19 Chairman Ray wrote:
It's definitely a good deal, but you might wanna buy a new graphics card


so pay the $700 for the whole set and use the other $300 i was planning to spend anyway on a new card?

that makes sense to me; thanks for the replies guys
blabber
Profile Blog Joined June 2007
United States4448 Posts
August 10 2010 03:31 GMT
#5
what's wrong with the video card?
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GTR
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
51478 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-10 03:31:53
August 10 2010 03:31 GMT
#6
you can probably build a better computer than that for $700-1000.
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Loser777
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
1931 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-10 03:32:51
August 10 2010 03:32 GMT
#7
A QX6850 that is only @ 3GHz seems a bit funny to me. You could probably push 3.6GHz -3.8GHz out of that processor (not sure if there are G0 QX6850s)...

I'm currently using a computer that was $1200 USD in 2008 with better specs... 700 CAD might be little steep.

By comparison:

Q6600 @ 3.6GHz > Q6850 @ 3GHz
9800GX2 > GTX 260
640GB > 500GB
ASUS P5Q-E > ASUS P5Q


I'm pretty sure you can build a much better rig with similar money these days.
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Judicator
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States7270 Posts
August 10 2010 03:37 GMT
#8
stay away from craiglist's electronics unless you like losing money, it is not worth it and there are no lemon laws to cover you effectively.
Get it by your hands...
nayumi
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia6499 Posts
August 10 2010 03:42 GMT
#9
Looks good in my opinion.

I don't see anything wrong with the video card. It's not top-notch but not bad either. If you're just gonna play SC2 then it's more than enough. I have a 9800GT and I'm running SC2 at max settings (1920x1080) without any problem whatsoever.
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Fontong
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
United States6454 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-10 03:50:59
August 10 2010 03:49 GMT
#10
On August 10 2010 12:32 Loser777 wrote:
A QX6850 that is only @ 3GHz seems a bit funny to me. You could probably push 3.6GHz -3.8GHz out of that processor (not sure if there are G0 QX6850s)...

I'm currently using a computer that was $1200 USD in 2008 with better specs... 700 CAD might be little steep.

By comparison:

Q6600 @ 3.6GHz > Q6850 @ 3GHz
9800GX2 > GTX 260
640GB > 500GB
ASUS P5Q-E > ASUS P5Q


I'm pretty sure you can build a much better rig with similar money these days.

Just because you overclock a CPU a lot doesn't make it better than another CPU. Q6600 especially won't gain much benefit by overclocking. And your rig is so overpriced to boot, 1200 is ridiculous for a 2008 rig with that hardware
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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11552 Posts
August 10 2010 03:55 GMT
#11
i dunno fontong, the 9800GX2 was pretty fucking expensive :<

at $700 it's not a terrible deal, but that CPU is getting old and showing its age. Q6XXX series were great a couple years ago, but now they lose to even lower end Athlon II X4s. You should be able to build your own computer that is better for about the same.
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sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
August 10 2010 04:27 GMT
#12
Don't get too upset over CPU clock speeds unless you are running some sort of rendering app.

modern CPU's are incredibly overpowered for nearly all applications, I run a q6600 at base 2.4 ghz, but with a fairly nice radeon 4870 1gb. I have been able to max out every single new release for the past 2 years barring turning AA down a bit on Crysis. Graphics card is by far the most important piece in your computer (and ram) for gaming.

That said I would not buy this from Craigslist unless you can go check it out and the owner seems very legit and the comp is in good condition. Its not so cheap that you should risk buying old and broken shit off of Craigslist.
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